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SIEMENS RECEIVES ‘POSITIVE’ RATING IN NORTH AMERICAN DATA CENTER OUTSOURCING Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 31, 2007 - Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Inc., a leading provider of IT consulting and outsourcing services, today announced its Data Center Outsourcing capabilities have been rated by Gartner, Inc. as “Positive” in its “MarketScope for Data Center Outsourcing, North America, 2007” report.1 In this report, Gartner analysts evaluated service providers in seven primary focus areas: Market Understanding, Vertical/Industry Strategy, Innovation, Product/Service, Overall Viability, Customer Experience, and Operations. Gartner defines data center outsourcing as "a multiyear or annuity contract/relationship involving the day-to-day management responsibility for operating server/host platforms, including distributed servers and storage. Services include any combination of, or all of, the product support and professional services as they specifically relate to the ongoing management of the computing and storage resources." “Siemens is committed to providing the highest quality of data center outsourcing services through our global delivery capabilities and focus on optimizing IT expenditure resulting in value for our clients,” said Steve Cameron, Senior Vice President of Managed Services for Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Inc. “Providing high availability, security and recoverability of critical IT services whenever and wherever they are delivered allows our clients to keep pace with their dynamic business requirements.” As part of our SieQuence® solution, Siemens IT Solutions and Services delivers a full range of flexible, reliable and secure data center services by leveraging an IT infrastructure consisting of global and local production data centers using standard operating procedures and industry best practices. Combined with our innovation and intimate sector know-how through the Siemens global network, we provide our clients with the dynamic data center operations required to ensure smooth and reliable business processes for their IT infrastructure. About Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Inc. is one
of Siemens' operating companies in the United States. Siemens IT Solutions
and Services is an internationally leading provider of
IT solutions and services. With its comprehensive know-how and specific sector knowledge,
this division of Siemens offers solutions and services
from a single source – from consulting to systems
integration to software development and management of IT infrastructures.
Siemens IT Solutions and Services has 43,000 employees and posts annual worldwide
sales of more than $6.4 billion USD. For more information, please
visit www.usa.siemens.com/it-solutions. About Siemens AG Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and
engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in fiscal
2006. Founded 160 years ago, the company
is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control,
Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building
Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances.
With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City,
Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4 billion and employs approximately
70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of
Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With
its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries
employ 480,000 people in 190 countries. For more information
on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com About Gartner MarketScope © 2007 Gartner, Inc. and/or its Affiliates. Gartner's MarketScope provides specific guidance for users who are deploying, or have deployed, products or services. A Gartner MarketScope rating does not imply that the vendor meets all, few or none of the evaluation criteria. The Gartner MarketScope evaluation is based on a weighted evaluation of a vendor's products in comparison with the evaluation criteria. Consider Gartner's criteria as they apply to your specific requirements. Contact Gartner to discuss how this evaluation may affect your specific needs. The information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. Gartner disclaims all warranties as to the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of such information. Although Gartner's research may discuss legal issues related to the information technology business, Gartner does not provide legal advice or services and its research should not be construed or used as such. Gartner shall have no liability for errors, omissions or inadequacies in the information contained herein or for interpretations thereof. The opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice. # # # SIEMENS is a registered trademark of Siemens AG. All other company, brand, product, and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 1 Gartner, Inc., “MarketScope for Data Center Outsourcing, North America, 2007,” Richard Matlus, William Maurer, October 8, 2007 Contact: |
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